CVE-2026-6554

libpcap BPF interpreter treats the offset in the 'ja L' BPF instruction as a signed integer to implement looping via backward jumps, but it does not limit the number of loop iterations. In particular uncommon use cases a crafted filter program can cause the interpreter to loop infinitely.
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Published : 2026-09-05 19:16

Updated : 2026-09-08 19:20


NVD link : CVE-2026-6554

Mitre link : CVE-2026-6554

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-6554


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CWE
CWE-835

Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')